October 12, 2014, 9:51AM

145 Years Ago: On October 16th 1869, a 10-foot tall, 3000 pound "petrified giant" was discovered on the farm of William Newell in Cardiff, New York, just south of Syracuse by some men hired to dig a well on the farm. Newell covered the giant with a tent and charged people to view it. The giant attracted large crowds... Full story »

May 22, 2009, 4:19PM

On October 16, 1869 two men were hired to dig a well and "discovered" a 10-foot-tall petrified man on William "Stub" Newell's farm. Within days the road to Cardiff was jammed with people coming to glimpse the giant. The hoax was eventually discovered. The Cardiff Giant had been at the Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown since 1947 but in 1994 got... Full story »